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{{Short description|Railway station in Gujarat, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Khedbrahma
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Khedbrahma Railway Station.jpg
| image_caption = Station building
| address = [[Khedbrahma]], [[Sabarkantha district]], [[Gujarat]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Khedbrahma]]–[[Himatnagar]]–[[Ahmedabad]] line
| other = Auto stand
| elevation = {{convert|205|m|ft}}
| structure = Standard (on ground)
| platform = 1
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 3
| parking =
| bicycle =
| opened = 1911
| closed = 2017
| rebuilt = 2025
| electrified = Yes (under construction)
| acessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KDBM
| zone = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Ahmedabad}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
| status =
| former =
| passengers =
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| pass_percent =
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| map_locator =
| map_type = India#India Gujarat
| map_dot_label = Idar railway station
| map_size = 300
}}
'''Khedbrahma railway station''' is a railway station [[Sabarkantha district]], [[Gujarat]], India. Its code is '''KDBM'''. It serves [[Khedbrahma]] city. The station consists of a platform.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/khed-brahma-kdbm/6503| title=KDBM/Khed Brahma| website=India Rail Info}}</ref><ref name=":GVK">{{Cite book |last=Rajgor |first=Shivprasad |title=ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ |publisher=Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust, Ahmedabad |year=1993 |editor-last=Thaker |editor-first=Dhirubhai |editor-link=Dhirubhai Thaker |volume=V |location=[[Ahmedabad]] |pages=846 |language=gu |trans-title=Gujarati Encyclopedia |oclc=164915270}}</ref> The old station was part of the Ahmedabad–Himmatnagar [[metre-gauge]] railway line which was opened in 1911. It was rebuilt in 2025 after a completion of the conversion to the [[Broad-gauge railway|broad-gauge]] line.

== History ==
The Ahmedabad–Himmatnagar [[metre-gauge]] railway line was opened in 1897 by Ahmedabad–Parantij Railway Co. in three phases: Ahmedabad–Talod, Talod–Prantij, and Prantij–Himatnagar; all in the same year. Later it was extended from Himmatnagar to Khedbramha in 1911. This gave a total length of {{convert|88.70|mi|km}} from Ahmedabad to Khedbrahma.<ref>[[iarchive:in.ernet.dli.2015.208633/page/n31/mode/2up|"Summary of the principal measures of the viceroyalty of the Earl of Elgin in the Public Works Department Jan 1894 to Dec 1898"]] p.20</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Government of India |url=http://archive.org/details/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem |title=Administration Report on Railways: Bombay Baroda And Central India Railway System |date= |year=1918 |pages=25-27}}</ref> It was a terminal station.<ref name="govts">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wIxhAAAAIAAJ |title=Gujarat State Gazetteers: Sabarkantha district |publisher=Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State |year=1974 |editor-last=Rajyagor |editor-first=S. B. |volume=IX |location=Ahmedabad |pages=74, 88, 91, 172, 720–722 |access-date=1 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=8 May 2014 |title=आमान परिवर्तन के काम को मिलेगी स्वीड, ४५.५७ करोड़ का टेंडर जारी |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/article-srh/RAJ-OTH-MAT-latest-dungarpur-news-040601-27855-NOR.html |website=Bhaskar.com |language=hi}} </ref>

On 1 January 2017, the rail service is suspended for gauge conversion.<ref name="Gujarat Samachar20172">{{cite web |date=1 January 2017 |title=રેલ્વે લાઇનનું બ્રોડગેજમાં રૃપાંતરથી આજથી તલોદ-ખેડબ્રહ્મા તરફની ટ્રેનો બંધ |url=http://m.gujaratsamachar.com/index.php/articles/display_article/north-gujarat/north-gujarat-tower-stop-trains-from-today-khedbrahma |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124053010/http://m.gujaratsamachar.com/articles/display_article/north-gujarat/north-gujarat-tower-stop-trains-from-today-khedbrahma |archive-date=24 January 2017 |access-date=24 January 2017 |website=[[Gujarat Samachar]] |language=gu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019 |title=ઈડરથી ખેડબ્રહ્મા વચ્ચે 3 વર્ષથી ગેજ પરિવર્તનના નામે રેલવે વ્યવહાર બંધ |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/railway-connection-cut-between-idar-and-khedbrahma-for-3-years-for-gauge-conversion-125995286.html |work=Divya Bhaskar |language=gu}}</ref> In June 2022, {{INRconvert|482|c}} were allocated for the project.<ref>{{cite news |date=2022-06-03 |title=આનંદની લાગણી:હિંમતનગર-ખેડબ્રહ્મા રેલવે ગેજ પરિવર્તન માટે 482 કરોડ મંજૂર, આગામી 6 માસમાં ટેન્ડરીંગ |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/local/gujarat/sabarkantha/news/482-crore-sanctioned-for-gauge-conversion-of-himmatnagar-khedbrahma-railway-129889016.html |publisher=Divya Bhaskar |language=gu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Project Summary |url=http://www.cspm.gov.in/ocmstemp/PROJ_SUMMARY?prcd=N22000537&stat=O |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=www.cspm.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://wr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1702211126904-Status%20of%20Projects%20and%20Survey.pdf | title=Status of NL, GC & DL Projects | date=2023-12-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250827190503/https://wr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1702211126904-Status%20of%20Projects%20and%20Survey.pdf | archive-date=2025-08-27}}</ref> The project was inaugurated on 18 June 2022 by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=PM Modi to inaugurate railway projects worth Rs 16,300 cr in Vadodara |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/gandhinagar/pm-modi-railway-vadodara-7969612/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-29 |title=કામગીરી: હિંમતનગર-ખેડબ્રહ્મા રેલવે ટ્રેકની કામગીરી માર્ચ-2025માં પૂર્ણ થશે - sabarkantha (Himatnagar) News |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/local/gujarat/sabarkantha/news/the-operation-of-himmatnagar-khedbrahma-railway-track-will-be-completed-in-march-2025-132791035.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120133356/https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/local/gujarat/sabarkantha/news/the-operation-of-himmatnagar-khedbrahma-railway-track-will-be-completed-in-march-2025-132791035.html |archive-date=20 January 2025 |access-date=2025-08-23 |work=Divya Bhaskar |language=gu |url-status=live }}</ref> and was completed by August 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeshGujarat |date=2025-08-09 |title=Gauge Conversion Complete on Himmatnagar-Khedbrahma Rail Line; Safety Inspection Next Week |url=https://deshgujarat.com/2025/08/09/gauge-conversion-complete-on-himmatnagar-khedbrahma-rail-line-safety-inspection-next-week/ |access-date=2025-08-27 |website=DeshGujarat |language=en-US}}</ref>

The new railway station was completed in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeshGujarat |date=2025-08-13 |title=Railway Safety Inspection Underway for Khedbrahma-Himmatnagar Broad-Gauge Line |url=https://deshgujarat.com/2025/08/13/railway-safety-inspection-underway-for-khedbrahma-himmatnagar-broad-gauge-line/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=DeshGujarat |language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2025, the [[Indian Railways]] allocated {{INRconvert|1.15|c}} for a location survey and detailed project report (DPR) for the Khedbrahma–Hadad–Ambaji line connecting [[Taranga Hill–Ambaji–Abu Road line]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=V. T. V. |title=સાબરકાંઠાવાસીઓ માટે આનંદના સમાચાર, ખેડબ્રહ્માથી અંબાજી માટે નવી રેલવે લાઈનને મંજૂરી |url=https://www.vtvgujarati.com/news-details/new-railway-line-from-khedbrahma-to-ambaji-approved |access-date=2025-08-27 |website=VTV Gujarati |language=en}}</ref>

== Former major trains ==

* Khedbrahma–Ahmedabad MG Passenger (unreserved)
* Ahmedabad–Khedbrahma MG Passenger (unreserved)

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Khed Brahma railway station.jpg|Platform 1 under construction, in 2025
File:Khed Brahma railway station (41338).jpg|Schematic track diagram on Centralized Traffic Control (CTC)/Panel Interlocking display for Khedbrahma railway station
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Railway stations in Gujarat}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Sabarkantha district]]
[[Category:Ahmedabad railway division]]
[[Category:Khedbrahma]]

Khedbrahma railway station - Revision history

Caliber at 03:13, 6 May 2026